Baseline characteristics | All patients (N = 268) | Myocardial injury (N = 58) | No myocardial injury (N = 210) | P value |
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Age | 62 ± 17 | 73 ± 14 | 59 ± 17 | < 0.001 |
Sex | ||||
Male, n (%) | 139 (52) | 30 (52) | 109 (52) | 1.000 |
Female, n (%) | 129 (48) | 28 (48) | 101 (48) | |
Race | ||||
Caucasian, n (%) | 172 (64) | 43 (74) | 129 (62) | 0.176 |
African–American, n (%) | 80 (30) | 13 (22) | 67 (32) | |
Latino, n (%) | 13 (5) | 1 (1) | 12 (6) | |
Other, n (%) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
Hypertension, n (%) | 191 (71) | 50 (86) | 141 (67) | 0.005 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 97 (36) | 24 (41) | 73 (35) | 0.359 |
Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 84 (31) | 33 (57) | 51 (24) | < 0.001 |
Ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 53 (20) | 20 (35) | 33 (16) | 0.003 |
HFrEF, n (%) | 13 (5) | 7 (12) | 6 (3) | 0.009 |
HFpEF, n (%) | 26 (10) | 11 (19) | 15 (7) | 0.012 |
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 27 (10) | 12 (21) | 15 (7) | 0.005 |
Active cancer, n (%) | 11 (4) | 1 (2) | 10 (5) | 0.466 |
Stroke, n (%) | 33 (12) | 16 (28) | 17 (8) | < 0.001 |
Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 36 (13) | 15 (26) | 21 (10) | 0.004 |
ESRD on HD, n (%) | 11 (4) | 7 (12) | 4 (2) | 0.003 |
Chronic liver disease, n (%) | 13 (5) | 3 (5) | 10 (5) | 1.000 |
Immunosuppressive state, n (%) | 17 (6) | 7 (12) | 10 (5) | 0.064 |
Home med: ACEi, n (%) | 60 (23) | 15 (26) | 45 (22) | 0.297 |
Home med: ARBs/ARNI, n (%) | 31 (12) | 5 (9) | 26 (12) | 0.496 |
Presenting vital signs | ||||
Heart rate | 93 ± 19 | 92 ± 23 | 93 ± 17 | 0.686 |
Respiratory rate | 22 ± 6 | 24 ± 8 | 22 ± 6 | 0.104 |
Systolic blood pressure | 127 ± 21 | 123 ± 22 | 128 ± 21 | 0.158 |
Reasons for hospitalization | ||||
Chest pain, n (%) | 49 (18) | 7 (12) | 42 (20) | 0.185 |
Palpitations, n (%) | 4 (2) | 2 (4) | 2 (1) | 0.192 |
Fever, n (%) | 142 (54) | 22 (40) | 120 (58) | 0.022 |
Malaise, n (%) | 120 (46) | 21 (38) | 99 (48) | 0.224 |
Dry Cough, n (%) | 167 (64) | 26 (47) | 141 (68) | 0.005 |
Anorexia, n (%) | 39 (15) | 4 (7) | 35 (17) | 0.089 |
Myalgia, n (%) | 60 (23) | 5 (9) | 55 (27) | 0.006 |
Dyspnea, n (%) | 215 (82) | 44 (80) | 171 (83) | 0.690 |
Orthopnea, n (%) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1.000 |
Expectoration, n (%) | 24 (9) | 4 (7) | 20 (10) | 0.794 |
Diarrhea, n (%) | 66 (25) | 8 (15) | 58 (28) | 0.054 |
Headache, n (%) | 40 (15) | 4 (7) | 36 (18) | 0.090 |
Vomiting, n (%) | 37 (14) | 6 (11) | 31 (15) | 0.519 |
Abdominal pain, n (%) | 23 (9) | 6 (11) | 17 (8) | 0.592 |